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- the meta search engine receiving a user information query in the form of key terms;
- the meta search engine submitting the query to each search engine;
- wherein the meta search engine comprises a snippet engine comprising a database storing previously selected results and an index to the database, the index having terms included in snippets of the results when they were previously selected; and wherein the user information query is submitted to the snippet engine;
- the snippet engine retrieving results according to matching of the query terms with the snippet index;
- the meta search engine receiving results from each search engine; and
- the meta search engine merging the search engine results with the snippet engine results to provide output user results, and submitting the output user results to the user.
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- means for receiving a user information query in the form of key terms;
- means for submitting the query to at lest one search engine;
- a snippet engine comprising a database storing previously selected results and an index to the database, the index having terms included in snippets of the results when they were previously selected;
- means for submitting the query to the snippet engine;
- the snippet engine being adapted to retrieve results according to matching of the query terms with the snippet index;
- means for receiving results from each search engine; and
- means for merging the search engine results with the snippet engine results to provide output user results, and for submitting the output user results to the user.
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